ELEPHANT SEAL


Meaning of ELEPHANT SEAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1839

: either of two very large seals (genus Mirounga of the family Phocidae) characterized by a long inflatable proboscis:

a. : one ( M. angustirostris ) found in Pacific coastal waters from southeastern Alaska to Baja California

b. : one ( M. leonina ) found in coastal waters of subantarctic islands and Patagonia

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